Introduction
Dove was developed in the United States as a non-irritating skin cleaner for pre-treatment use on burns and wounds during World War II. In 1957, Dove bar reformulated as a beauty soap bar. In 1970s, the company launched promotional campaign for shop’s mildness as found in the study that Dove to be milder than 17 leading bar soaps. Through the years, Dove has expanded its product line to body wash, facial cleansers, moisturizers, deodorants and hair care products. In 2005, Unilever’s Dove product line revenue reached $3 billion. However, even though these events make Dove appear as a flawless brand, both Dove’s sales and market share were dwindling and the competition remains on the rise. Thus, under the management of
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Thus said, Dove must continue to act quickly and strategically to keep its competitive advantage and to strongly position itself from competitors (Peter & Donnelly, 2011).
Investigate and categorize the marketing arena for Dove and its competitors. Cosmetics fall into their own marketing arena. It is the only other product, besides food, that consumers are in constant need of because cosmetics are used in our everyday lives. Cosmetics, in order to have any type of customer base, are made with great quality in mind. With all these different brands offering the same types and qualities of products, Dove had to branch out into another important segment of this cosmetics market. Cosmetics are being used just as much by men as they are used by women, and it is important that a cosmetics product line can compete in the market of men’s products as well. Dove’s main competitors, Nivea, L’Oreal, and Garnier, have not crossed into making men’s products. The lack of men’s products gives Dove a competitive advantage in their arena. Dove has dominated in this category through their marketing and different direction. When Dove first launched their “Real Women Campaign”, their target age group was women between 30 and 39 that had never used skin firming products. This age group was ideal for Dove to target because their current brand image was considered emotionally dated and
The objective of this campaign was to get their customers to buy Dove over another brand but the claim was to prove that all women are uniquely beautiful in their own ways. So in other words, show the attractiveness but at the same time they showed how companies deceive their customers. The Dove Evolution Commercial starts off by showing an average looking woman with no makeup on and natural hair. Throughout the commercial, they fast forward, more and more people come and start doing the woman’s hair and makeup. After this appearance, they begin taking pictures and select one that meets their standard. But they’re not done yet, they take that picture and photo shop it. They change the size of her neck, face, and make her skin look smoother than ever. This shows how companies can use any image and change it into something totally different from the natural self. The product who is a gorgeous model appears nothing like the average woman they showed in the beginning of this commercial. This is called the compare and contrast method, a strategy Dove used the most to show the differences and similarities of something. They first show a natural woman and then after editing, they showed a completely fake person because it looks nothing like the original. Companies who do this deceive society just to gain their revenue but the sad thing is they don’t care
* Male grooming product seemed to be a bright spot in the industry with the advent of male-specific personal care products that outpaced the growth in women’s beauty market
The main function of the business to create a safe and natural company that the public is able to recognise as a brand that looks after the consumer. As a brand, we want to return the quality to the customer if they are trusting us to look after their bodies and needs. The statistics are alarming for all the nasty products placed in current beauty products: one in five of all beauty products contain chemicals linked to cancer, 80% contain ingredients that
The main purpose of this business report is to review the appropriateness of Jurlique cosmetic products for the Australian target market. The key findings are: Australia is a huge market for cosmetic and toiletry industry, while it is full of competition due to the zero duty on American cosmetics; Jurlique is a well established brand for most Australia customers, however, it still needs unique selling points other than natural ingredient to expand its market share. This is mostly based on the product research and development.
Unilever, the maker of Dove, have really put themselves in it, so to speak. And there is no shortage of contrition:
Consumers are constantly changing, with the pressures of life and lack of time; we are becoming more of a spiritual society. Our concern towards the environment is increasing along with social responsibility. For consumers nowadays, transparency is something vital and they are increasingly aware of what ingredients make up a product. Men’s habits in regard to personal care has been increasing rapidly over the past few years and the trend is to continue, which will change the market. The anti-aging skin care segment is also growing due to the large population of baby
Dove – is a brand that initiates conversation about real beauty and truly a women advocate. Dove has been helping women to celebrate who they are and their real beauties through highly emotional campaigns. These campaigns were mostly promoted through ATL advertising but the campaigns became viral on digital media as well.
The quest for beauty is an endless endeavour at all times. Despite the old saying cautioning us that beauty is only skin deep, billions of dollars is spent on skin care products every year for men and women, young and old alike. In this multi-million-dollar industry, every company tries hard to maximize their profit. One of the most common methods they apply is market segmentation.
Sissela Bok is focused on truth and provides three different steps to see if a choice is ethical. The first is to consult one’s conscience (Patterson & Wilkins, 2014). Since Dove is a company and not a single individual, one has to place themselves in their place of Dove. Is presenting a more honest version of woman an adequate and ethical marketing ploy? Most likely. However, is this campaign done with the knowledge of the products being sold? The majority of Dove products are hair products, body wash, and antiperspirants. Yes, they do sell firming skin cream, but these are not generally being advertised in this campaign. The real beauty
Dove, originating in the US post World War II era, campaigned that they were called the “beauty bar”. The “beauty bar” stated that “Dove soap does not dry out your skin because its one-quarter cleansing
The Dove brand has been revitalized with the success of their “Real Beauty” campaign. Dove’s main goals are to continue to improve their brand image and gain market share. The key challenges facing top management to accomplish these goals are; building on the momentum the ‘Real Beauty’ campaign has generated, differentiating from their competition and modernizing their brand image.
Dove had developed self-confidence work shops for women and girls, which are in line with its objective of maintaining the “Real Beauty” image. Using women from different ethnic background is also a good strategy for Dove to continue. This strategy welcomes international women differences and Dunleavy’s team gained a competitive advantage by using women of all shapes, sizes and color.
Strategic Group Map of the competitors in the Cosmetic and Toiletries industry of USA in 1985:
Many cosmetic brands are popping up recently, perhaps, due to the increasing consumers of products that beautify and enhance the physical appearance of a person. Even though the market is already full of the said cosmetic brands, the company L’Oreal Groups could still be considered as the leading supplier of cosmetics and hair-color. This study is a brief overview of the marketing concepts and strategy of the said company. The company profile will be presented to be able to give a clear view of the market to which the company belongs to. An internal and external (SWOT) analysis of the company will also be provided in this paper. Another area will be specifically devoted to
* 42% consumers express that they would like to buy shampoo in supermarket or a wholesale store like Costco.